Shloka 34
प्रादुश्चक्रे ततो ब्राह्ममस्त्रमस्त्रविदां वर: | प्रजानाथ! तब सहसा आती हुई उस शक्तिको देखकर अस्त्रवेत्ताओंमें श्रेष्ठ द्रोणने ब्रह्मास्त्र प्रकट किया ।। ३३ ह ।। तदस्त्रं भस्मसात्कृत्वा तां शक्ति घोरदर्शनाम्
sañjaya uvāca | prāduścakre tato brāhmam astram astravidāṃ varaḥ | tad astraṃ bhasmasāt kṛtvā tāṃ śaktiṃ ghoradarśanām |
Sañjaya sprach: O Herr der Menschen! Als Droṇa die Śakti plötzlich heranrasen sah, ließ er, der Vortrefflichste unter den Waffenmeistern, das Brahmāstra erscheinen. Dieses göttliche Geschoss verbrannte die schreckliche, furchterregend anzusehende Śakti zu Asche.
संजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights how, in the chaos of war, destructive power tends to invite an even greater counterforce. It implicitly raises the ethical tension of escalation: mastery over weapons includes not only the ability to deploy them but also the responsibility to neutralize threats without unleashing needless devastation.
As a terrifying Śakti-weapon rushes in, Droṇa—described as the foremost among weapon-experts—responds by manifesting the Brahmāstra. That higher astra burns the incoming Śakti to ashes, preventing its impact.